Hao dhoondendi darshan kaaran bithi bithi pekha – Raag Todee – Ang 715

SGGS Angg 715.

Raag Todee (Todi) M.5.

Guru Ji tells us about love for God.
You must actually be smitten by love i.e. you must experience it. Merely saying you love the Lord is not enough.

The mind must be beautified first and must have true love for God.

“Rurrho man Har rango lorhay”

By mere words Lord’s love does not come.

“Gaali Har niho na hoye” (rahao).

The jeev isteri says she is searching for Darshan and she has searched each and every street.

“Hao dhoondendi darshan kaaran bithi bithi pekha”

But upon meeting the Guru my search for Him externally has ended and my doubts have been dispelled.

“Gur mil bharam gavahiya he.”

I have obtained this wisdom from the Holy Saints, according to the pre-ordained destiny inscribed upon my forehead. In this way, Nanak has seen the Lord with his eyes.

“Ih budh pai mai sadhu kannahu lekh likhio dhur mathai; Ih bidh Nanak har nain aloe.”

Shabad Viakhya by Bhai Manjeet Singh Ji

Shabad Kirtan available on YouTube